Why Europeans sailed, and where they went

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Sailing west: Columbus (1492) and Magellan's expedition (1519 to 1522)

   Route 1, Columbus: Spain, August 1492, three ships and 87 men, west across the Atlantic; October 12, an island its Taíno people called Guanahani, which Columbus named San Salvador; then Hispaniola. Route 2, Magellan's expedition: Spain, September 20, 1519, five ships; around South America through the Strait of Magellan; across the Pacific; Magellan's death in battle on Mactan, in the Philippines, April 27, 1521; the ship Victoria, under Juan Sebastián Elcano, reaches Spain on September 6, 1522, with 18 men. Key: a green arrow is Columbus; an orange arrow is Magellan's expedition; a ship is the Victoria; a pepper is spices. Below the map: Columbus believed he had reached Asia. On later voyages, Spanish colonists on Hispaniola enslaved many of the island's people and made them mine gold. On Mactan, the island's people, led by Lapulapu, fought off Magellan's landing.

2. 1.

   What did the island's Taíno people call it, Zee asks?

   • San Salvador
   • Guanahani
   • Mactan
   • Hispaniola
3. 2.

   Which ship reached Spain in 1522, Ari asks?

   • The Pinta
   • The Victoria
   • The Santa María
   • The Niña
4. 3.

   How many men were aboard when the Victoria reached Spain, Bo asks?

   • 87
   • 5
   • 18
   • 180
5. 4.

   Columbus believed he was in Asia. Where was he really, Jun asks?

   • Southern Africa
   • The Caribbean, in the Americas
   • The Philippines
   • Asia, just as Columbus had said
6. 5.

   Why did Columbus call the people he met Indians, Kira asks?

   • They asked to be called that
   • They came from India
   • He thought he was in the Indies
   • He knew that he was in the Americas
7. 6.

   Who lost most after Columbus's voyages, by the map's note, Luz asks?

   • The people of Hispaniola
   • The rulers of Spain
   • The Spanish colonists
   • No one lost anything
8. 7.

   Who gained from Columbus's voyages, by the map, Milo asks?

   • Portugal alone
   • The Taíno people of Hispaniola
   • Spain and its colonists
   • The people of Mactan
9. 8.

   Which sentence fits the map's note on Mactan best, Noah asks?

   • Lapulapu sailed to Spain
   • Magellan conquered Mactan
   • Mactan's people welcomed Magellan's attack
   • Mactan's people fought off the landing
10. 9.

    Ren's note says, "Columbus landed on October 12, 1519." Which fix is right?

    • Leave it: 1519 is on the map
    • Change 1519 to 1492
    • Change 1519 to 1522
    • Change October to May
11. 10.

    Tala's note says, "Columbus discovered an empty island." Which fix is right?

    • Change island to desert
    • Leave it: no one lived there
    • Change it: Taíno people already lived there
    • Change Columbus to Dias